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Chapter 4 - Trauma in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2019

By
Michael D. April  and
R. Erik Connor
Edited by
Alex Koyfman  and
Brit Long
Alex Koyfman
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brit Long
Affiliation:
San Antonio Military Medical Center
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Summary

Trauma accounts for nearly half of all deaths of pregnant women.1 Pregnant women have distinct physiologic and anatomic characteristics which complicate their management following major trauma. Furthermore, the presence of a fetus means there are effectively two patients, both of whom require evaluation and potentially treatment. The priority in resuscitation of pregnant trauma patients is maternal stabilization.2

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The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook , pp. 56 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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